On retirement from the company, an employee, be he a secetary or CEO, presented with a gift pack containing a selection of its products.
句中的虚拟语气的意思应该是无论是秘书还是总裁, 这里是省略了if还是no matter 呢?
A favourite pastime of mine to help when money is tight is to stock up on items that are on special offer—such as BOGOF deals (buy one, get one free).标下划线的部分很多地方不理解问题1: to help是修饰pastime? 句意是什么?问题2: stock up on是短语?
The brain is as active during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep—when most vivid dreams occur—as it is when fully awake, says Dr. Eric Nofzinger at the University of Pittsburgh,此处的as的含义是什么呢?是副词吗?
...considerations, highlighting how overall the environment is much less of a consideration for shoppers than product quality.问,这个句子是宾语从句,how在句子之中做连接副词,应该有具体含义。“如何,怎样”之意思。但感觉这句话感觉翻译不通啊。
(1) He was survived by his wife and three children.(2)Four of their children had died as babies and the fifth survived.请问(1)句中的 was survived by 靠...而活,放在这里是要表达什么意思? (2) 句子中的as babies是什么成分? 不知道该怎么翻译?
The airline pilot who announces that he is
presently anticipating experiencing considerable precipitation wouldn't think
of saying it may rain.
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